SANDIVER

Etymology

From Old French suin de verre, suint de verre, literally "grease of glass".

Noun

sandiver (uncountable)

A scum that forms on molten glass.

Anagrams

• invaders, vianders

Source: Wiktionary


San"di*ver, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. OF. sa\'8bn grease, fat + de of + verre glass (cf. Saim), or fr. F. sel de verre sandiver.]

Definition: A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; -- called also glass gall. [Formerly written also sandever.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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